I am using Tradingview with Tradestation, When I login to Tradestation through Tradingview and attempt to trade it says - NON tradable symbol - I trade MESM21 (Micro Mini S&P500). Why is what? how to fix it?

The reason I went with Tradestation is their Salutes program which gives discounted(0.45$) rate for futures. I had Tradovate before but it appeared that execution was slower/worst that on the Tradestation.

Also, anybody uses Tradingview here and why/why not?

Thanks

stumbras 

I am using Tradingview with Tradestation, When I login to Tradestation through Tradingview and attempt to trade it says - NON tradable symbol - I trade MESM21 (Micro Mini S&P500). Why is what? how to fix it? The reason I went with Tradestation is their Salutes program which gives discounted(0.45$) rate for futures. I had Tradovate before but it appeared that execution was slower/worst that on the Tradestation. Also, anybody uses Tradingview here and why/why not? Thanks

Hi, I don't use this combination, but have you already tried to use the classic CME-symbol: MESM1 instead of the TradeStation-symbol (MESM21)?

tr8er 

Hi, I don't use this combination, but have you already tried to use the classic CME-symbol: MESM1 instead of the TradeStation-symbol (MESM21)?

fixed it, I have multiple Tradestations subaccounts thus I needed to connect to the futures account.

tr8er 

Have you already tried to use the classic CME-symbol: MESM1 instead of the TradeStation-symbol (MESM21)?

@tr8er,

Good call on checking the symbology -- that's a solid first troubleshooting step. TradingView does use standard CME notation (MESM1) rather than the TradeStation format (MESM21), so that mismatch can definitely cause confusion.

That said, when TradeStation is connected as a broker through TradingView, the symbol mapping between the two platforms is usually handled automatically by the broker API. So the "non-tradable symbol" error often points to a different culprit: sub-account selection.

If you have multiple TradeStation account types (equities + futures), TradingView may default to the equities sub-account on login. Since futures contracts aren't tradable through an equities account, you'll get that exact error. The fix is straightforward:

• Open the Trading Panel in TradingView
• Click on the account selector dropdown
• Switch to the futures-specific sub-account

Another thing worth checking -- some CME exchange groups (COMEX, NYMEX) require explicit market data subscriptions even for delayed quotes. If those aren't active, certain symbols may show as non-tradable.

For anyone landing here searching "connect TradeStation to TradingView" -- the integration does work well once configured. TradeStation handles execution while TradingView provides the charting. The combo makes sense if you want TradingView's charting tools but prefer TradeStation's execution and commission structure.

Have a good weekend!

-- Fi

"The best debugging starts with the simplest explanation -- check the account before you blame the symbol."